Sometimes, we want to create a HTTP client request with a cookie with Node.js.
In this article, we’ll look at how to create a HTTP client request with a cookie with Node.js.
How to create a HTTP client request with a cookie with Node.js?
To create a HTTP client request with a cookie with Node.js, we can use the http.request method with the cookie in the request headers.
For instance, we write
const options = {
hostname: "example.com",
path: "/somePath.php",
method: "GET",
headers: { Cookie: "myCookie=myvalue" },
};
let results = "";
const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
res.on("data", (chunk) => {
results += chunk;
//...
});
res.on("end", () => {
//...
});
});
req.on("error", (e) => {
//...
});
req.end();
to call http.request with the options object that has the headers property.
In it, we add the Cookie header which we set to the 'myCookie=myvalue' cookie string.
We get the response in the request callback and get the response chunks in the 'data' event listener which we call res.on with 'data' to listen to.
Conclusion
To create a HTTP client request with a cookie with Node.js, we can use the http.request method with the cookie in the request headers.
